Protesters march from governor's mansion to Statehouse, announce demands
By Rita Naidu | June 5, 2020Protesters marched from the governor's mansion to the Statehouse today and released a list of eight demands for the city and state to meet.
Protesters marched from the governor's mansion to the Statehouse today and released a list of eight demands for the city and state to meet.
South Carolina and Student Government weren't exactly a part of the plan for Student Body Treasurer Caden Askew.
The university's Future Planning Group, as well as departments it represents, are designing plans to cope with COVID-19 throughout the summer and into the fall semester.
University housing offered three move out options for students: pack and ship, pack and store and in person move out.
I Can't Breathe - South Carolina was held on Saturday at the Statehouse to protest the killing of George Floyd. Lawrence Dishawn Nathaniel, the founder of National Organization for Change, organized the march. Around 1,000 people showed up to support the Black Lives Matter movement.
Face coverings will be required in designated areas on campus, including classrooms, and all individuals will be expected to carry face coverings with them at all times.
Former Gamecocks who are on the front lines and by the sides of coronavirus patients are facing new challenges in their careers as the COVID-19 pandemic changes the way hospitals operate.
President Emeritus Harris Pastides and Student Body President Issy Rushton have combined efforts to recruit students in the fight against COVID-19.
Thousands of miles closer to the origin of the coronavirus, students studying abroad through the Darla Moore School of Business weren't ready to return home in March. They successfully petitioned to spend their quarantines abroad.
The university is putting multiple projects, including Campus Village, on hold in an effort to cut costs, but many unknowns are still in play, such as enrollment, as USC puts together the 2021 fiscal year budget.
President Bob Caslen, Ray Tanner and Will Muschamp among administrators and coaches to take voluntary pay cuts.
USC will end face-to-face instruction at Thanksgiving break, cancel fall break and have a remote final exam period in a newly released academic calendar.
USC student Hannah White discusses overcoming her fears and the importance of finding a support system.
Seventy-five years later, the little-discussed Nazi sterilization of Afro-German children sparked curiosity in USC alumna Catharine Aretakis. "It deserved to be more widely known," she said.
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and faculty on the Future Planning Group hosted a town hall on Thursday.
While the fall semester will look different, it is recommended that students consider a number of variables and contact the university before choosing whether to take off a major semester.
USC considers changes to modes of instruction, class sizes and the academic calendar for the fall semester.
